@chapworthy.bsky.social
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History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Worth your time.
October 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Worth your time.
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Once they understand that it is an unelected bureaucrat carrying out a coup, who knows.
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Once they understand that it is an unelected bureaucrat carrying out a coup, who knows.
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On 13 June, @theguardian.com published a collective letter concerning Russia’s war & attacking Dr #FionaHill, the chancellor of Durham University & one of the principal authors of the UK’s strategic defence review. As UK-based or British-educated experts in matters pertaining to Russia, we disagree.
There is only one warmonger on the European stage: Vladimir Putin | Letter
Letter: Experts on Russia, Ukraine and international security respond to a letter that criticised Fiona Hill for her assessment of the Russian threat to Britain
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
On 13 June, @theguardian.com published a collective letter concerning Russia’s war & attacking Dr #FionaHill, the chancellor of Durham University & one of the principal authors of the UK’s strategic defence review. As UK-based or British-educated experts in matters pertaining to Russia, we disagree.
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As I have argued for months: The person calling the shots in this admin was never Musk or Bannon or Susie Wiles. It's always been Shadow President Stephen Miller. Anything Trump says on e.g. immigration is cheap talk; Miller is the decider.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Stephen Miller’s Fingerprints Are on Everything in Trump’s Second Term
The president ’s deputy chief of staff has played an outsize role in immigration—and amassed more power than almost anyone else at the White House.
www.wsj.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As I have argued for months: The person calling the shots in this admin was never Musk or Bannon or Susie Wiles. It's always been Shadow President Stephen Miller. Anything Trump says on e.g. immigration is cheap talk; Miller is the decider.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Venetians know something about oligarchy.
June 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Venetians know something about oligarchy.
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Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
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There’s been a kind of…fashion of late to view anti-Trump libs as lame and cringe and just annoying, aesthetically. I remember this exact same aesthetic judgment in the run-up to the Iraq war. The earnest libs were right then and they’re right now.
February 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There’s been a kind of…fashion of late to view anti-Trump libs as lame and cringe and just annoying, aesthetically. I remember this exact same aesthetic judgment in the run-up to the Iraq war. The earnest libs were right then and they’re right now.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk believe their power is unchecked and unaccountable to Congress and the courts. The scary thing is at this point I’m not sure they’re wrong.
February 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk believe their power is unchecked and unaccountable to Congress and the courts. The scary thing is at this point I’m not sure they’re wrong.
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Note how Trump creates new crises and responds with new excessive measures Every. Single. Day. This is how his chaos mode of governance works.
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Note how Trump creates new crises and responds with new excessive measures Every. Single. Day. This is how his chaos mode of governance works.
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"The awful optics [of the funding freeze mess] made spectacularly bad timing for a parallel effort to force millions of federal workers off payrolls through an unfunded buyout program, as many of those workers doubted the administration officials behind the offer are equipped to see it through."
Get Used to the Whiplash: Trump Clearly Improvising as He Goes
For those trying to give Donald Trump's second administration a chance to prove it knows what it’s doing, the last 24 hours haven't been reassuring, writes Philip Elliott
time.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The awful optics [of the funding freeze mess] made spectacularly bad timing for a parallel effort to force millions of federal workers off payrolls through an unfunded buyout program, as many of those workers doubted the administration officials behind the offer are equipped to see it through."
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Now imagine if there were some kind of strategic, coordinated effort to get out in front of voters and explain why all this shit is bad instead of just assuming people will get it. Like, an organized "opposition" possibly led by some kind of "party"?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s approval rating dips after rush of executive orders, poll finds
Poll shows disapproval of immigration policies and Gulf of Mexico renaming
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Now imagine if there were some kind of strategic, coordinated effort to get out in front of voters and explain why all this shit is bad instead of just assuming people will get it. Like, an organized "opposition" possibly led by some kind of "party"?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump says he wants to fly American criminals to other countries who will incarcerate them for "a small fee"
January 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump says he wants to fly American criminals to other countries who will incarcerate them for "a small fee"
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
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I’m hearing from constituents whose jobs are at risk because they do agency outreach to minority communities.
Consider what this means for public health, national security, agriculture and justice.
The war on DEI has become a war on public service and government for all.
Consider what this means for public health, national security, agriculture and justice.
The war on DEI has become a war on public service and government for all.
January 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I’m hearing from constituents whose jobs are at risk because they do agency outreach to minority communities.
Consider what this means for public health, national security, agriculture and justice.
The war on DEI has become a war on public service and government for all.
Consider what this means for public health, national security, agriculture and justice.
The war on DEI has become a war on public service and government for all.
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The UK & Ireland this weekend
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The UK & Ireland this weekend
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January 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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2025 has been my least favorite decade so far.
January 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
2025 has been my least favorite decade so far.
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The Gulf of Mexico said No!
January 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Gulf of Mexico said No!
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Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their “papers”are fake. It was always a lie.
January 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their “papers”are fake. It was always a lie.
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Nice life you got there, Mike Pompeo. Would be a shame if something happened to it.
January 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Nice life you got there, Mike Pompeo. Would be a shame if something happened to it.